Overview
- Dana White detailed the claims on Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant podcast, describing confrontations that he says occurred before Ngannou left the UFC in 2023.
- White says Ngannou grabbed his shirt and shoved him back into his office during a dispute over a $50,000 post-fight bonus at the UFC Performance Institute.
- He also alleges Ngannou grabbed UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell by the collar and pulled him back during a separate exchange.
- White recounted an earlier 2018 hallway encounter in which he says Ngannou demanded a private plane to Paris before the Stipe Miocic title fight, adding he considered cutting him then.
- Former UFC PR lead Ant Evans publicly said he believes White’s account and described Ngannou as intimidating in office settings, while Ngannou has not commented and now competes for the PFL and in boxing.